the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste

a naming word for people, places or things

a group of words with no verb that adds detail to a noun

a punctuation mark used to list two adjectives in an expanded noun phrase

Describing the setting in 'Anna Hibiscus' Song'

English

In this unit, pupils learnt that a comma is placed in between two adjectives in an expanded noun phrase. In 'Looking After Pets', pupils will learn that a comma is placed in a list of nouns and apply this to writing instructions.

In 'The Magic Porridge Pot', pupils learnt to write simple sentences including an adjective or adverbial of time. In this unit, pupils will build on this by learning to write expanded noun phrases as well as be introduced to adverbial of manner. 

'Anna Hibiscus' Song': reading and writing

Match the body part to the correct sense.

Match the noun to the adjective that best describes it.

An adjective is a word that describes a verb.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

An adjective is a word that is a naming word.

Which of these is the correct definition for an adjective?

Which of these are adjectives you could use to describe a flower?

Which expanded noun phrase is punctuated correctly?

a word that describes or adds detail to a noun

a naming word that does not always need a capital eter

a naming word that always needs a capital letter

Match the noun from the story to the type of noun that it is.

Identify the adjective in this sentence: The noisy birds sat in the tree.

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